Safe Water Programme – Nigeria - VPA 74
GS-4339 ↗ · current registry ID: GS12390
#644of 1329 in Industrial#30of 79 in Nigeria#979of 1801 in Gold Standard (GS)
Audit Analysis
The Safe Water Programme in Nigeria is a Gold Standard energy-efficiency project with VVB-verified additionality, but it carries notable risks: six open corrective actions, a project-specific baseline, a 0% leakage deduction justified only as 'deemed negligible,' no buffer pool stated, and FPIC not conducted. No verified emission reductions are yet available, and three inter-document contradictions (additionality test type, fNRB method, crediting period) reduce confidence in the data record.
Red Flags
- Six corrective actions remain open at validation, including justification of the fNRB calculation method and clarification of baseline data sources
- FPIC was not conducted for a community-level safe water project, raising free, prior, and informed consent concerns
- Leakage deduction is 0% with only a 'deemed negligible' justification, which is thin for a water-supply project where diversion to non-credited uses is plausible
- Three contradictions between the PDD and validation report (additionality test type, fNRB method, crediting period) indicate the project design was revised without full reconciliation
Credit Vintages
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 47,160 | 0 | 47,160 | |
| Total | 47,160 | 0 | 47,160 |
Risk Indicators
VVB-verified combined test
no reversal data
0% deduction, 'deemed negligible' only
Project-specific, reassessed 2021
Grievance & benefit-sharing present; FPIC not conducted
CCP and CORSIA status not stated
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